Arthur Miller Questions
1. When Arthur Miller released "Death Of a Salesman". The production company wanted him so sign a anti communist statement. However Arthur declined it thinking it was the most outrageous idea he has ever heard. Instead of that the statement the production company made a 15 min short that followed "Death Of a Salesman" called "Life of a Salesman". It talked about how invalid the movie was and to never follow what that man did. It was one of the most outrageous things the movie industry has done.
2.Miller explains the surrealism that has took the nation, felt like a work of art. He described being living in a artwork in the statement " We were living in a art form a metopher that had suddenly gripped the nation.
3.Miller explains that theese left wing ideas and radical rights make the the U.S what it is. If there were not other ideas in the U.S then we would be slowly on our way to communism. As a nation we were being communist to the radicals by imprisoning them for having different views.
4. Miller states 'It wasn't a physical fear it was the sense of Impotence". Therefore people were not scared to be hurt.But were to be isolated and labeled as a left wing, and most of all the feeling of weakness and powerless.
5. America was very concerned with the spread of communism. We were concerned by the "quickness soviet ideas spread in Eastern Europe and China." America was frightened that the ideas of liberty we just fought for would be taken back ideologically in America.
6. Arthur miller was accused of contempt of congress because he wouldn't give up the names of communist writers. This is the same as many townsfolk in Salem. If you didn't accuse you were accused.
7. Chairman Walters Told Arthur Miller's lawyer, that if he could have a picture with Marilyn Monroe all charges would be dropped. However Miller refused and was fined and lost much respect.
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9. The heart of darkness is a statement that refers to the communist problem in America. Its the theory that says that embedded in our society there are evil communist plotting against us. This idea caused much hysteria in our country.
10. Arthur explains that communist spies were most likely not even discovered during this hunt. Americans Imaginations are the cause of the problem and the cause of the menace. We were our own enemy.
11. Special evidence was your spirit being accused of something. You could be in your bed sleeping and your "Spirit" could be out doing mischief. If one person "witnessed it" then your found guilty.
12. Humor and Irony were not accepted or thought of in the courtrooms in 1692. For example two boys came to watch the trials. They bursted out laughing at a outrageous testimony. They were then quickly arrested and faced being hung.
13.Millers only regret with The crucible is that he didn't make it a comedy.
14.Yes if Danforth could humiliate the most respected member in the town. He would have down his deed and gave Procter a good Punishment.
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